Anthony Strong
“As Jamie Cullum inches ever closer to…mainstream and Michael Bublé trades up to bigger …showings of bombast, along comes …Anthony Strong, a ball of energy who … combine(s) the best of both.” (Jazz Times) Listen to Anthony Strong on NPR’s Weekend Edition “A Young Brit Takes on the American Songbook.“ Anthony
The Gospel According to Jazz with Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum, the gold standard of smooth jazz saxophone, deplores labels. “The music I like to play and write,” he once said, “encompasses the four elements I grew up with: Memphis R&B, gospel, rock, and jazz. The emphasis, though, is on melody, period.” With a career that spans decades, he
Litchfield Jazz Orchestra Django Reinhardt Project
Litchfield Jazz Festival is within shouting distance from its third decade, and we have been talking about a resident orchestra for some time. Guitarist, educator and Litchfield Jazz Camp faculty member, Doug Munro, tired of talk, took the bull by the horns and did it! And so we introduce
Mike Stern Band featuring Bob Franceschini, Janek Gwizdala and Lionel Cordew
Mike Stern has been in the jazz business for over three decades and he has played with everybody anybody in jazz would have loved to have played with. He is a multi-Grammy nominated guitarist and was named one of the 75 best guitarists of all time by DownBeat Magazine in
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque (sounds like Ma Keh Keh) Soprano saxophonist/flutist/bandleader Jane Bunnett has built her career at the crossroads of Cuban music and jazz. A two-time Grammy nominee and multiple Juno Award winner, and recipient of an honorary doctorate from Queen’s University, Bunnett has turned her bands into showcases for
The Litchfield Jazz Orchestra – Thomas Chapin Tribute
Litchfield Jazz Festival is celebrating two decades of the best in jazz. Last year it introduced its own Litchfield Jazz Orchestra, a group of top jazz players who have bonded over the years as faculty members at the 19 year old Litchfield Jazz Camp. A few years back the Festival’s
Anat Cohen Quartet
She is formidable. Long may she continue to enrich the music in myriad ways.” – Jazz Critic Ira Gitler And, saxophonist/clarinetist Anat Cohen has set out to do just that, with marked success. Now an established bandleader and prolific composer, she is an exponent of both modern and traditional jazz,